DOJ says California using contracts to evade federal truck emissions rules
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The U.S. Department of Justice accused California air regulators of using contract law to bypass federal emissions preemption,...
While Superior Court Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl's decisions do not determine liability, they ensure that the social media companies...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
States seek to intervene in Hewlett Packard-Juniper merger review
By Craig Anderson
California and other states are seeking to challenge the Justice Department's approval of the Hewlett Packard Enterprise-Junip...
Edison expands eligibility, finalizes Eaton Fire settlement protocols
By Laurinda Keys
Southern California Edison finalized its Eaton Fire settlement plan, doubling eligible properties to 18,000, expanding coverag...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Judge fines Alston & Bird $10,000 for LinkedIn research on prospective juror
By James Twomey
U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick said the law firm violated a court order that barred LinkedIn research on potential juro...
Slideshow, Community News
Plaintiff and defense attorneys unite at The 30/30 Bar's inaugural mixer
By Ricardo Pineda
Attorneys from both sides of the courtroom came together in downtown Los Angeles for the debut of The 30/30 Bar, an invitation...
14 appointed as lawyer representatives to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The attorneys will serve three-year terms and work on issues to help strengthen collaboration between the federal bench and ba...
Government
Essayli barred from acting US attorney title, can perform duties as first assistant
By Craig Anderson
A federal judge has ruled that Acting U.S. Attorney Bilal A. Essayli of Los Angeles is not lawfully serving in his role, but h...
Intellectual Property
Cameo sues OpenAI over use of its name in Sora video app
By Craig Anderson
Baron App Inc., which operates the celebrity video platform Cameo, sued OpenAI in San Francisco federal court, alleging that O...
Superior Court Judge Ronald O. Kaye will spend four months in Spain as a visiting scholar, one of only a handful of California...
Los Angeles County won summary judgment against former probation chief Adolfo Gonzales, with a judge ruling his wrongful termi...
Los Angeles County Judge Lawrence P. Riff approved mechanisms to distribute billions in settlements compensating thousands of ...
Civil Litigation
Santa Ana settles zoning dispute with nonprofit medical clinic
By Skyler Romero
Santa Ana agreed to pay $550,000 to settle a federal lawsuit by nonprofit Share Our Selves, which accused the city of using zo...
Judges and Judiciary
Judge questions power to order bar to provide attorneys
By James Twomey
A San Francisco felony judge is considering whether he can order the local bar association to supply more lawyers for indigent...
Inyo County judge admonished for misconduct, baseless State Bar complaints
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The state's judicial discipline commission found that Judge Susanne M. Rizo filed unfounded State Bar complaints, failed to co...
Insurance
Insurers, creditors clash over Sacramento Diocese bankruptcy deal
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Two insurer groups are challenging a deal in the Sacramento Diocese bankruptcy allowing four sexual abuse cases to proceed, in...
Government
Bonta approves OpenAI restructuring, saying he got concessions
By Craig Anderson
California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Tuesday approved OpenAI's restructuring plan, allowing its for-profit arm to operate ...
San Francisco judge blocks Trump administration firings during government shutdown
By Craig Anderson
Senior U.S. District Judge Susan Y. Illston, an appointee of President Bill Clinton, issued a preliminary injunction halting t...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation
Judge rebukes lawyer for 'insult' during Warriors suite dispute hearing
By James Twomey
A San Francisco judge admonished an attorney for "insulting" remarks during a hearing in a $5 million dispute involving the Go...
Civil Litigation
Judge weighs timing dispute in ex-probation chief's whistleblower suit
By Skyler Romero
A Los Angeles judge is considering whether former county probation chief Adolfo Gonzales filed his whistleblower suit too late...
Veteran trial lawyer Brian Procel and former federal prosecutor Jeremiah Levine said Procel Levine LLP is focused on handling ...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Essayli barred from acting US attorney title, can perform duties as first assistant
By Craig Anderson
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Acting U.S. Attorney Bilal A. Essayli of Los Angeles is not lawfully serving in his role, b...
Community News
Duane Morris partner Courtney Baird honored for professional excellence
By Ricardo Pineda
San Diego partner recognized with the Margery Reed Professional Excellence Award for her leadership, mentorship, and commitmen...
Bankruptcy trustees for Girardi Keese and The DiNardo Law Firm filed a motion to recover $3.1 million allegedly diverted by To...
The cryptocurrency trading platform is asking a San Francisco federal judge to dismiss or transfer a breach of contract lawsui...
A federal magistrate in Los Angeles questioned Knight Law Group's standing to oppose Ford's subpoenas to third parties in the ...
A Los Angeles judge denied intervention and reconsideration motions by an attorney accused of discovery fraud, prompting the p...
Labor/Employment
Judge to approve $65M World Financial Group PAGA settlement
By James Twomey
A San Francisco judge said she will approve a $65 million settlement resolving a class action accusing World Financial Group o...
Former Seyfarth immigration team joins Vialto Law, firm linked to PwC spinoff
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Twenty-nine immigration attorneys and professionals, including former Seyfarth co-chair Mahsa Aliaskari, have joined Vialto La...
A state appellate panel rejected Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP's attempt to recover $1.7 million in fees for repre...